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FEATURES
SUMMER 2019 VOLUME 11 NO. 2
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SONOITA WINE COUNTRY A Taste of Success
DEPARTMENTS
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BizLETTER From the Publisher
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BizMEDICINE New Banner-UMC Hospital Tower
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BizLEGISLATION Champion of Ban on Texting and Driving Praised
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BizMEDICINE Dr. Andrew Weil Donates $15 Million
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BizOPTICS SBA Contract Worth Up to $2.5 Million
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BizWORKFORCE Governor Approves Occupational Licensing Reforms
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BizTRIBUTE Donald R. Diamond
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BizHEALTHCARE El Rio Opens Cherrybell Health Center
BizHOTELS 60 HSL Expands Hotel Holdings BizEDUCATION 62 Pima Community College Addresses Industry Needs BizAWARDS 101 Bringing New Ideas to Market BizHOTELS 104 Hotel at TCC Coming Next Year
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Lloyd Construction Company at 50 SPECIAL REPORT 2019
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BizWORKFORCE 106 Aerospace & Defense Workforce Summit WOMEN WHO LEAD 108 BizLEADERSHIP Amber Smith and Barbi Reuter, Tucson Metro Chamber Liz Pocock, Startup Tucson 112
BizFUNDING Sister Jose Women’s Center Assists Homeless Women
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BizLEADERSHIP Amalia Luxardo, Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona
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BizTECHNOLOGY IBM Tucson: Innovation in the “Silicon Desert”
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BizINSURANCE Lovitt & Touche Joins Global Broker
BizTRIBUTE Ann Blackmarr
BizSALES Sales Guru Jeffrey Gitomer
BizCONSTRUCTION 130 New To Market: Projects in the Region BizAWARD 138 Boys & Girls Clubs’ Honors Dedicated Philanthropists BizDEVELOPMENT 140 Tour Showcases Downtown Evolution BizAWARDS 142 25th Annual Cornerstone Awards 144 Unsung Heroes Honored BizTRIBUTE 146 Karl Eller
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ABOUT THE COVER Discover: Sonoita Wine Country – A Taste of Success Photo and Creative Design by Brent G. Mathis 12 BizTucson
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